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  1. tpenfield

    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Greetings, My boat (Cruisers Yacht 338) has 7 (seven) 31M-AGM batteries, which spec at 72 lbs. each. The batteries are isolated into 4 banks (4 for the inverter, 1 house, port engine, starboard engine). The boat is now 7 years old and I expect to be replacing batteries over the next few years...
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    Microwave Installation . . . ELCI or GFCI ???

    Greetings, I am installing a 700watt microwave on my boat (see signature), which comes as an option on the boat, but mine was not so equipped. Anyway, there is the circuit breaker for the microwave, but there is no wiring running to it. I'll be adding the wiring (12 AWG triplex), and I do...
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    Radio Antenna Question . . .

    Greetings, The radio reception on my boat is marginal at best. So, my pre-season punch list includes doing something to enhance the radio reception without a whole lot of fuss, since I have quite a few others things on the punch list. Anyway - I pulled the head unit out for a look and as I...
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    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Greetings, A little venting session. . . . :mad: I started my annual ritual of getting the boat ready for its seasonal launching. Winter cover comes off Batteries look OK Initial starting of the engines. VesselView says Starboard is OK - Starts up, water flowing, oil & temperature are...
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    F-150 Transmission Issues (I think? . . . No, I thought )

    Greetings, I have posted this topic in an F-150 forum and received some input, but not a whole lot. Since many of us are truck/towing aficionados, I thought to post it here. My truck . . . 2012 Ford F-150 3.5 EcoBoost 4WD w/ 6R80 transmission, 206K miles. I bought it in Nov 2021 for towing...
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    BoatingABC Website Down/Gone?

    I stop by the boatingabc website occasionally . . . lately I noticed it has been down/unreachable. I wonder if it was given last rights? Not much activity over there for the longest time.
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    Always thinking about the 'next' boat . . .

    I have been fairly happy with my recent boat purchase, but there is always a 'next' boat that folks (like me) have in mind. I went to the boat show in Boston, MA this past week. I think I might have found it . . . . Cruisers Yacht 34 GLS . . . . . Technically, this boat is only a foot...
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    What's Old Becomes 'New' . . .

    The Admiral has been on a cleaning-out kick lately. Last week she collected a bunch of electronics (computers, phones, etc) to take for recycling. She brought me my old MacBook and asked if I still wanted to keep it? I took a quick look and said "yes . . ." My new Macbook (left) is the pure...
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    CT Police Driving With Blue/Red Lights on Steady

    I just drove to CT this AM as we usually go there a few times a year. Today I noticed that all the Police cars were driving with their blue and red lights on steady, not flashing. It seems like a new thing, and much appreciated, as we can see them coming now 🤣
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    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    It is that 'special' time of year in the northern regions where boats (and their engines) need to get winterized. Based on the winter incidents from last year (or 2), we are now including Texas as a 'Northern' state in the USA :ROFLMAO: Anyway, as a Public Service Announcement . . . Please be...
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    Greetings, I've been trying to figure out a cooling/overheat issue with my 1969 Merc 7.5 HP. When I was prepping the engine at the beginning of the season, it was not peeing properly despite a brand new water pump. I set it aside and grabbed the next in line for the dinghy (Yammy 3 HP)...
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    OMG - I got an oversized load permit !!!

    I'm planning to take the boat out in about a week's time. So, I thought I might try to get an oversized permit (10'-10" wide load), as I go on a state road for part of the route. The MA DOT makes things a bit challenging, but I figured it out and applied for a 'single trip' permit on their...
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    1992 (ish) Evinrude 25 HP Remote Control Repair/Replacement

    I was going to place this thread in the 'Steering & Controls' forum, but thought the Evinrude/Johnson forum might get a bit more traction. :unsure: Anyway. My 13 foot Boston Whaler with 25 HP Evinrude OB (short shaft) is in need of some control box refurbishment or replacement. I'd like to...
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    Digital Throttle/Shift (DTS) Shift Adjustment ???

    Greetings, In follow up to my Axius Joystick Calibration thread (which actually seems fine), I have discovered that the port outdrive has 'delayed' shifting and does not go into gear at idle, but rather takes a but of throttle (1,000 RPM +/-) to engage. My first order of business is to check...
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    1990 ish Evinrude 25 HP - Screeching from the controls

    Some of our peeps were going to take the Boston Whaler 13 out to meet us at the big boat yesterday, but they had trouble with the engine (Evinrude 25 HP 1990 vintage). The boat would not go above idle speed and then there was a loud screeching noise (maybe an alarm of some sort) coming from the...
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    Dumb-dumbs at the Dock . . .

    After a day out doing the boat/beach thing we came back to the local dock to unload peeps and gear. We noticed a family at the dock and some of them (mostly kids) were jumping off the dock into the water as boats were coming in. We assumed that they (parents) were smart enough not to have...
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    Axius Joystick Question . . .

    My next step into the journey of digital Mercruisers is the Joystick. It seems like the joystick needs 'calibration' of some sort, because the boat mostly goes backwards with most movements of the joystick. The 'yaw' to port works OK, and crab to port sometimes is OK, but yaw and crab to...
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    2016 Mercruiser 6.2 ECT - long beep every few minutes???

    Greetings- Today we took the boat to our favorite anchoring area- about 7 miles journey going 3500 RPM and 27 ish mph. The whole way over there would be a long (3-4 second) beep about every 2 minutes. The engines seemed and ran normally and nothing showed up on the vesselview4 display. All...
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    Solar Power Installation . . .

    I have mentioned wanting to install solar charging to keep the (7) batteries fresh while the (CY 338) boat sits on its mooring. Today I hooked everything up (using the Whaler as a work surface) for some testing, although it was a cloudy day. The system seems to work OK, considering the lack of...
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    Second Boarding Ladder . . .

    On my old boat (Formula 330 SS) I've gotten used to having 2 boarding ladders via my special swim platform. On my new-2-me boat, it only has one boarding ladder off the port side of the swim platform. I planned to add a second boarding ladder on the starboard side. I toyed with a few ideas...
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